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31-Jan-07, 04:05 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-05 Location: Sydney (southern subs) | | |  AAE and packaging as of 1.2.07
I took some bearded dragons to the AAE office at Sydney airport this afternoon, packed in containers inside a 6 pack esky.
They told me that as of tomorrow, 1.2.07, eskies and other polystyrene packaging would not be acceptable. In future, reptiles and all other animals must be packaged into a hard container that won't crush if a suitcase accidentally falls on it (no mention of calico bags - see yesterday's posts).
It may need to be icecream containers or small storage boxes in the future but they won't insulate the way eskies do so any bright idea will be gladly accepted.
I am glad I took them to AAE today and not tomorrow.
Cheers
Jenny
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31-Jan-07, 04:08 PM
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Perhaps line the inside of a storage box with polystyrene for the insulation
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31-Jan-07, 04:10 PM
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Why not use plastic storage tubs with holes drilled for ventilation and stuffed with news paper and a polystyrene box inside?
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31-Jan-07, 04:10 PM
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Dammit, you beat me to it!!!!!
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31-Jan-07, 04:17 PM
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Snakes must be bagged as well.
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31-Jan-07, 04:29 PM
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bagged, eskied, boxed
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31-Jan-07, 04:51 PM
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why use an eskie? i bag mine and put them in hard plastic box full of holes with newspaper packed around the bag, has always worked well and never had any trouble with them arriving safetly?
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31-Jan-07, 05:04 PM
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yeah i dont think there is any need for a esky plastic tubs work fine
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31-Jan-07, 05:52 PM
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I use sistema tubs with holes drilled for the outer container and a chinese container with or without calico bag for the inner container. I also pack it with shredded paper for insulation and padding.
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31-Jan-07, 06:07 PM
| | | | spot on steve
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Originally Posted by steve6610  why use an eskie? i bag mine and put them in hard plastic box full of holes with newspaper packed around the bag, has always worked well and never had any trouble with them arriving safetly? | exactly, what i do as well, i would never send in a foam box because it can get crushed by just about anything, i buy hard plastic boxs for $2 each from a cheap shop,.
cheers Matthew Burgess
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31-Jan-07, 06:22 PM
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Hey guys
You"re missing the point "RIGID" plastic boxes (like cat & dog carriers)
Please don't waste a trip to the airport to be told "Rigid - because other stuff will be stacked on top of them)
My animals were in bags and plastic boxes inside the main sturdy plastic box.....still was not good enough
Hope this helps
Sandee 
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31-Jan-07, 06:29 PM
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i just droped a box of today and was told what i used was ok, and i'm in nth qld, i'm sorry but who is going to buy a rigid dog carrier to transport one baby dragon or 1 hatchling snake, if this is the case then freighting reptiles will be a thing of the past, anybody want to invest in a soon to be wanted transport company for delivering reptiles by road up and down the east coast, i just need $10000.00 from 10 investers,
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31-Jan-07, 06:30 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Far North Queensland Age/Gender: 23 | | | |
i freighted some herps today with out trouble.
10 litre blue and white hard esky - $15 sollys
Inside shredded paper - free
calico bag-$ 1 each
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31-Jan-07, 06:39 PM
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how much was the freight,
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31-Jan-07, 06:41 PM
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$42
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